The judge's opinion to prove the Scottish queen subject to the laws of this realm for any capital crime committed within the said realm : manuscript, ca. 1700.

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The judge's opinion to prove the Scottish queen subject to the laws of this realm for any capital crime committed within the said realm : manuscript, ca. 1700.

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An "act and statute" summarizing the events of and recording a legal opinion on the debate over Mary Stuart's trial for treason against Queen Elizabeth. Including lists of charges against Mary, reasons for and against her trial in England, transcripts of parliamentary proceedings, and a judgment that "if the said Mary at any tyme after yo[u]r Ma[ies]ties decease ... shall make any Claime, Challenge or Title to ye Crowne of this Relame of England[...] that then and from thenceforth the said Mary shall be deemed and taken as an Enemy to ye Realme and Crowne of England" (p.120).

1 item (126 p.) ; 32.3 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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